Mystery of Negaposy Island [VERSION 1.2.1 RELEASED]

[HengShao]

Hello everybody! I want to share my new 38A minisode, which is like a level collection and contains some independent levels (most of which were submitted for level contests) I made last year. I hope you will like this episode!

Trailer:


Features:

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Wonderful Island, with Mysterious Power Protected.
Continuous Disaster, with Marvellous Balance Shattered.
Abnormal Climate, with Relentless Heat Occupied.
Strange Phenomenon, with Numberless Riddles Filled.
Thrilling Levels!
Tough Challenges!
Useful Shop!
Strong Boss!
All in Mystery of Negaposy Island!

Plot:

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There sits an island named "Negaposy Island" near the Mushroom Kingdom. A mysterious power used to protect this island. In the north, there is a cold and dry snow plain, and in the south, there is a hot and damp forest. A snow mountain stands across the middle of the island. Hotness and coldness are roughly the same on this island as they achieve a marvellous balance. People living on this island lead a happy and peaceful life in respective areas, until one day……
The Mushroom Kingdom received a distress letter from the Negaposy Island! Because of the influence of a mysterious force, the balance on this island has shattered. As the long-inactive volcano in the north of the island became active again, abnormal phenomena began to happen everywhere. Zingers and Biddybuds that used to inhabit in the south began to occupy the northern snow plain, and with the wild growth of bramble from the south, Bumpties that once lived in the north started to invade the south to forage. Relentless heat devours this island bit by bit, bringing misfortune to those who live there.
Upon hearing of this, Mario with his brother Luigi, and their friend Toadette, decided to go there to reveal the truth of these abnormal phenomena. On their way to Negaposy Island, Princess Peach, who slipped away from Toadsworth, secretly joined the adventure. What danger will they encounter on this island? What mysterious force awaits? With all expectations intertwined, adventure on Negaposy Island begins.

Levels:

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Freezing Burn
Blizzard Blast
Stickerbrush Sightseeing
Moonlight in the Forest
and... a secret boss battle

Credits:

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GFX Credits:
Ace
Aeon
ArnuroMinigon
Arrow
Chad
Chaoxys
Darkmecha
Doc Melonhead
DryBones512
Emral
FireSeraphim
Frario
Frozen Aurora
Gatete Mario Engine
HengShao
Hoeloe
Kaizo_Zhang
Kokorov
Koopachris
Krusper Butter
Legend-Tony980
Mario_Not_Mary
MF230
Red Yoshi
Reghrhre
Sednaiur
Skikaternia
Slash-18
Sonikku
Squishy Rex
TheCreator520
Tulip
Purple Rex
Valterri
Victor ManuelMR
Vinny
Vob-omb

Script Credits:
Erwill
HengShao
HugoMDM
Mr.Cutter
Slash-18
Super Mario Player
Victor ManuelMR
Yvahnek

Audio Processing:
Yave_Yu

Text Translation:
HengShao
TheCreator520

BGM Source:
A Tiny, Enormous Miracle (From Mother 3) - Shogo Sakai
Aria of Unease (From Mother 3) - Shogo Sakai
Buy Somethin' Will Ya! (From Mother 2/Earthbound) - Suzuki Keiichi or Hirokazu Tanaka
Dynablade's Nest (From Kirby Super Star) - Jun Ishikawa
File Select (From Super Mario 64) - Koji Kondo
Forest Interlude (From Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest) - David Wise
Homecoming Hijinx (From Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze) - David Wise
Leader of the Doomers (From Kirby's Return to Dream Land) - Jun Ishikawa
Northern Hemispheres (From Donkey Kong Country) - Evelyn Fischer
Stickerbrush Symphony (From Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest) - David Wise
Sullied Grace (From Kirby Triple Deluxe) - Jun Ishikawa

Screenshots:

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Download Link: Version 1.2.1: https://www.mediafire.com/file/jy6rlwi2 ... 1.rar/file
Older Version(s)

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Version 1.2: https://www.mediafire.com/file/8swxdngc ... 2.rar/file
Version 1.1.1: https://www.mediafire.com/file/322t9noa ... 1.rar/file

You need to play it with 1.4.5 Patch 31.1.

ChangeLog of Version 1.2.1 (UPDATED ON 15TH MAY)

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① Fixed the bug that player can still become invincible even the Starman got from the block leaves the screen and disappears;
② Filled the empty part in the ground with blocks at the end of the level Freezing Burn, and added snowdrifts at the place where Mr. Blizzard will appear;
③ Improved some light effects in the level Blizzard Blast;
④ Updated the timer system of Time Attack Mode, now the upper limit of record of timer has been raised from 59:59.99 to 999:59.99;
⑤ Updated the GFX of Frog Suit and Penguin Suit, and fixed some minor issues.

ChangeLog of Version 1.2 (UPDATED ON 2TH APRIL)

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① Reduced the difficulty of all the levels;
② Added Red Coins Collection System in every level;
③ Added weather change effect in the level Blizzard Blast;
④ Optimized the frame rate of the game at the cost of removing some unnecessary effects, some sections with a serious drop in frame rate in the older version can run more smoothly;
⑤ Adjusted the position of some Easy Mode Blocks in order to prevent player from hitting them by accident;
⑥ Fixed some minor issues.

ChangeLog of Version 1.1.1 (UPDATED ON 12TH MARCH)

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① Fixed the critical bug in the level Moonlight in the Forest where player's starting point was set in the wrong place;
② Fixed the bug in the level Stickerbrush Sightseeing where when the player reaches the second section, the timer stop recording;
③ Fixed the bug in the shop where after talking to HengShao, the player can open pause menu and even exit game without saving;
④ Fixed the bug in the shop where if the player exactly has 5 coins, the player won't pay any when asking HengShao for information.

ChangeLog of Version 1.1 (UPDATED ON 11TH MARCH)

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① Fixed the bug where when the player passes a level or fails in a level, the timer stops with wrong time showing (which won't influence the actual timing)；
② Fixed the bug where when Princess Peach or Toadette hits Easy Mode Block in their normal status and turns into their super status, their hit point is still 1;
③ Fixed the issue where some BGM/SFX files are missing in the secret boss level;
④ Updated the GFX of some objects(such as Brick Block and Character-Changing Block. Animation of some blocks' GFX becomes more smooth);
⑤ Improved the physic collision of Spike Balls in the level Moonlight in the Forest (special thanks to HugoMDM for improving it!);
⑥ Improved the scene effects in the level Freezing Burn;
⑦ Reduced the difficulty in Easy Mode in the level Moonlight in the Forest;
⑧ Improved the effects after collecting the coins;
⑨ Fixed some minor issues(such as when the player buys a Lakitu Shoe in the shop, it breaks out of a Yoshi Egg).

What's more, I am willing to see people share their best time attack challenges records here. If you get a good record, please don't hesitate to post it there!

[HengShao]

Version 1.1 is released, with many bugs fixed and many details improved! Check it out now!

[Dynam0]

Very nice looking screens, hopefully I can try this out on the weekend.

[HengShao]

Version 1.2 has been released! With levels' difficulty reducing! Play it if interested in!

[LooKiCH]

the episode turned out to be quite good, albeit very complicated, but there are a lot of crooked mechanics (this is more likely due to the use of SMBX-38А, and not SMBX2) + there are also "lost timings", and you also need to add more checkpoints in the levels and make some places a little easier, and also in some difficult places there are sharp camera movements

and you also need to make a custom menu to exit and save the episode data when you are in the level, otherwise when I exit it is not saved

[LooKiCH]

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[Nopikio]

Completed most challenges in blue shoe and hammer suit:(
They are really harsh if you don't, especially in the older versions.
Overall, very developed perfect episode, although it's difficulty is not for the majority of people

[FutureNyanCat]

Correction for Kirby music: Leader of the Doomers (From Kirby's Return to Dream Land) is officially titled "Grand Doomer" according to Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, and is composed by Hirokazu Ando.